2024 GT2 European Series

The 2024 Fanatec GT2 European Series is the fourth season of the GT2 European Series. The season will start on 5 April at Circuit Paul Ricard and will end on 13 October at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Calendar

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For 2024 the opening round of the season was moved to Circuit Paul Ricard, which had previously hosted the season finale from 2021 to 2023. The only other track to remain on the calendar from the 2023 season was Monza, having been moved from the season opener to September. This season also marks the return to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Misano and Hockenheim, which had been absent from the calendar in 2023. The season finale marks the series' first appearance at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.[1]

Round Circuit Date Supporting
1 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 5–6 April GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
2 Italy Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico, Italy 17–19 May GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
3 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 27–29 June GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
4 Germany Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 19–21 July GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup
5 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy 20–22 September GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
6 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain 11–13 October GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup

Entry list

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Team Car No. Drivers Class Iron Rounds
Italy LP Racing[2][3] Maserati MC20 GT2 1 Switzerland Leonardo Gorini[2] PA 1–4
Italy Carlo Tamburini[2]
2 Monaco Philippe Prette[3] Am 1–4
Audi R8 LMS GT2 18 Germany Michael Doppelmayr PA Iron 2–4
Germany Pierre Kaffer
88 France Stéphane Ratel Am 1
Italy Stefano Costantini[4] PA 3
Italy Alfio Spina[4]
France Stéphane Ratel[5] PA 4
Slovakia Štefan Rosina[5]
Belgium BDR Compétition by Group Prom[4] Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2 7 Mexico Alfredo Hernández Ortega[4] Am 3
Denmark RacingLab KTM X-Bow GT2 10 Denmark Ronnie Bremer PA 1
Denmark Jacob Mathiassen
Denmark Kevin Rossel TBA
Austria KTM True Racing[6] KTM X-Bow GT2 16 Austria Klaus Angerhofer[6] Am Iron 1–4
Austria Sedhi Sarmini[6]
17 Austria Laura Krahaimer PA 1–4
Austria Hubert Trunkenpolz 1–2, 4
France TFT Racing[7] Maserati MC20 GT2 24 France Alexandre Leroy[7] Am 1–4
France Akkodis ASP Team[8] Mercedes-AMG GT2 53 France Christophe Bourret[8] Am Iron 1–4
France Pascal Gibon[8]
61 Switzerland Benjamin Ricci[8] PA 1, 3–4
Monaco Mauro Ricci[8]
France Ludovic Badey Iron 2
Monaco Mauro Ricci[8]
87 France Jean-Luc Beaubelique[8] Am Iron 1–4
France Gilles Vannelet[8]
France Team CMR[4] Ginetta G56 GTX 56 United Kingdom Lawrence Tomlinson[4] Am 3
Germany Attempto Racing[4] Audi R8 LMS GT2 66 Italy Lorenzo Patrese PA 3
Andrey Mukovoz
Germany Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 RS Clubsport 77 Germany Patrick Dinkeldein Am 1
Austria Razoon – More Than Racing[9] KTM X-Bow GT2 80 Denmark Thomas Andersen[9] PA 1–4
Denmark Simon Birch[9]
90 Austria Denis Liebl[9] Am 1–4
Austria Dominik Olbert[9]
Czech Republic RTR Projects[10] KTM X-Bow GT2 89 Czech Republic Jan Krabec[10] PA 1–2
Slovakia Matej Homola[10] 1, 3
Czech Republic Erik Janiš 2
Czech Republic Petr Lisa[4] 3
Belgium Motorsport 98[11] Mercedes-AMG GT2 98 Belgium Eric De Doncker[11] PA 1–4
Netherlands Loris Hezemans
Netherlands Van der Horst Motorsport[12] Maserati MC20 GT2 99 Netherlands Jeroen van den Heuvel[12] Am TBA
Netherlands Gerard van der Horst[12]
Austria MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried[13] KTM X-Bow GT2 812 Switzerland Martin Koch[13] PA 1–4
Austria Reinhard Kofler[13]
Spain NM Racing Team Mercedes-AMG GT2 888 France Stéphane Perrin Am Iron 1–4
Germany Jörg Viebahn
Belgium PK Carsport Audi R8 LMS GT2 TBA TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Entrylists:[14][15][16][17]
Icon Class
PA Pro-Am Cup
Am Am Cup
INV Invitational

Race results

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Bold indicates overall winner

Round Circuit Pole position Pro-Am Winners Am Winners Report
1 R1 France Paul Ricard Italy No. 1 LP Racing Italy No. 1 LP Racing France No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team Report
Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
France Jean-Luc Beaubelique
France Gilles Vannelet
R2 Italy No. 1 LP Racing Czech Republic No. 89 RTR Projects Italy No. 2 LP Racing Report
Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
Slovakia Matej Homola
Czech Republic Jan Krabec
Monaco Philippe Prette
2 R1 Italy Misano Italy No. 2 LP Racing Italy No. 1 LP Racing Italy No. 2 LP Racing Report
Monaco Philippe Prette Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
Monaco Philippe Prette
R2 Italy No. 1 LP Racing Austria No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried France No. 24 TFT Racing Report
Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
Switzerland Martin Koch
Austria Reinhard Kofler
France Alexandre Leroy
3 R1 Belgium Spa France No. 24 TFT Racing Italy No. 1 LP Racing Italy No. 2 LP Racing Report
France Alexandre Leroy Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
Monaco Philippe Prette
R2 Italy No. 18 LP Racing Austria No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried France No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team Report
Germany Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Switzerland Martin Koch
Austria Reinhard Kofler
France Jean-Luc Beaubelique
France Gilles Vannelet
4 R1 Germany Hockenheimring Italy No. 2 LP Racing Austria No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried Italy No. 2 LP Racing Report
Monaco Philippe Prette Switzerland Martin Koch
Austria Reinhard Kofler
Monaco Philippe Prette
R2 Italy No. 18 LP Racing Austria No. 812 MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried France No. 53 Akkodis ASP Team Report
Germany Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Switzerland Martin Koch
Austria Reinhard Kofler
France Christophe Bourret
France Pascal Gibon
5 R1 Italy Monza
R2
6 R1 Spain Barcelona
R2

Championship standings

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Scoring system

Championship points are awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries are required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 1

Drivers' championships

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Pos. Driver Team LEC
France
MIS
Italy
SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
MNZ
Italy
BAR
Spain
Points
Pro-Am
1 Switzerland Martin Koch
Austria Reinhard Kofler
Austria MZR Motorsportzentrum Ried 2 2 2 1 4 1 1 1 170
2 Switzerland Leonardo Gorini
Italy Carlo Tamburini
Italy LP Racing 1 13 1 2 1 10 DNF 7 126
3 Denmark Thomas Andersen
Denmark Simon Birch
Austria Razoon – More Than Racing 5 4 12 3 3 3 10 2 114
4 Belgium Eric De Doncker
Netherlands Loris Hezemans
Belgium Motorsport 98 8 7 4 4 6 7 3 DNF 87
5 Slovakia Matej Homola Czech Republic RTR Projects 3 1 DNF 4 55
6 Germany Michael Doppelmayr
Germany Pierre Kaffer
Italy LP Racing 10 10 11 8 DNF DNS 42
7 Czech Republic Jan Krabec Czech Republic RTR Projects 3 1 DNS DNF 40
8 France Stéphane Ratel
Slovakia Štefan Rosina
Italy LP Racing 5 4 30
9 Denmark Ronnie Bremer
Denmark Jacob Mathiassen
Denmark RacingLab 4 6 24
10 Austria Hubert Trunkenpolz
Austria Laura Krahaimer
Austria KTM True Racing 14 DNF 12 9 24
11 Switzerland Benjamin Ricci France Akkodis ASP Team 10 15 DNF 10 22
11 Monaco Mauro Ricci France Akkodis ASP Team 10 15 DNF DNS DNF 10 22
12 Czech Republic Petr Lisa Czech Republic RTR Projects DNF 4 15
13 Italy Stefano Costantini
Italy Alfio Spina
Italy LP Racing DNS 13 6
NC France Ludovic Badey France Akkodis ASP Team DNF DNS 0
NC Czech Republic Erik Janiš Czech Republic RTR Projects DNS DNF 0
NC Italy Lorenzo Patrese
Andrey Mukovoz
Germany Tresor Attempto Racing DNF DNS 0
Am
1 France Jean-Luc Beaubelique
France Gilles Vannelet
France Akkodis ASP Team 6 5 5 DNS 7 2 4 3 145
2 Monaco Philippe Prette Italy LP Racing 9 3 1 DNS 2 15 2 6 140
3 France Alexandre Leroy France TFT Racing 7 8 6 5 5 6 8 9 127
4 France Christophe Bourret
France Pascal Gibon
France Akkodis ASP Team 12 9 9 8 14 5 9 5 88
5 Austria Klaus Angerhofer
Austria Sedhi Sarmini
Austria KTM True Racing DNF 10 8 7 12 12 7 8 73
6 France Stéphane Perrin
Germany Jörg Viebahn
Spain NM Racing Team 11 14 7 DNS 8 14 6 11 69
7 Austria Denis Liebl
Austria Dominik Olbert
Austria Razoon – More Than Racing DNF 12 13 6 13 DNF 34
8 Mexico Alfredo Hernández Ortega Belgium BDR Compétition by Group Prom 10 9 20
9 United Kingdom Lawrence Tomlinson France Team CMR 9 11 20
10 Germany Patrick Dinkeldein Germany Proton Competition 15 11 14
11 France Stéphane Ratel Italy LP Racing 13 DNF 8
Pos. Driver Team LEC
France
MIS
Italy
SPA
Belgium
HOC
Germany
MNZ
Italy
BAR
Spain
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • Bold - Pole position
  • Italics - Fastest lap

Notes:

  • † – Entry did not finish the race but was classified, as it completed more than 75% of the race distance.

Notes

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References

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